Are you lacking airmanship? Sadly, many pilots do not even know what this word, airmanship, means. This from Wikipedia: “Airmanship is skill and knowledge applied to aerial navigation, similar to seamanship in maritime navigation. Airmanship covers a broad range of desirable behaviors and abilities in an aviator. It is not simply a measure of skill… [Read More]
Metric Century
I’ve come to learn that the “Century”, a 100 mile ride, is a magical accomplishment among cyclists. Ok, maybe not “magical” but certainly an accomplishment. An “easier” form is a “Metric Century” which is 100 kilometers or 62 miles. Due to scheduling problems, I haven’t been able to participate in any organized road rides. However;… [Read More]
Committed
I’ve done it. I’ve registered for a cycling event. Not a race. A ride. I am now telling the world. I know that it is easy to skip doing the things that we keep to ourselves. Once we admit our goal/intention to others, we suddenly have a much more difficult time in sneaking away from… [Read More]
New Bike: Giant OCR 2
I really enjoy cycling. I love the time spent on the bike, enjoying the quiet, thinking, feeling my body work, getting away from all of ones concerns, hearing the tires on the road, and lots of conversation with God. Writers who are cyclists have been attempting to capture this feeling with words for years and… [Read More]
Book: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
A friend recently recommended the book “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” by Donald Miller. I grabbed a copy from Amazon and started reading. And reading… And reading… I could not put the book down! Donald Miller’s writing style is fantastic and the points that he was making were SO on target. I LOVE… [Read More]
Start NOW
I’ve been on the road all week and am going home today. That is a good feeling. I’ve began noticing how “long” a period of time appears to be when looking at it from the start but how short it appears when looking back from the end. I know, nothing new there. Probably just a… [Read More]
CFI Refresher
All FAA Certified Flight Instructors are required to complete a CFI refresher clinic every two years. This is generally called a Certified Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic (CFIRC or FIRC). Once again, it was my time to complete this course. I’ve tried a couple of different options in the past. One is an all weekend class…. [Read More]
Thankful
I heard a fabulous sermon this pas Sunday! Ironically, it was about being thankful. I think I am a pretty thankful person. I certainly do not believe that I deserve the many, many blessings that I have and I think I thank God for these things pretty regularly. However; I am not a very vocal… [Read More]
Too Positive
How do you avoid being TOO positive without being TOO negative?? I surely do not know. I have an “advisor” that is extremely careful to never guess at or predict anything but the worst case. I understand this. It is a very effective way to always be right or to have a “positive” outcome –… [Read More]
NOT Short!
All of you that think you are the only one that suffers from depression, the blues, the blaahs, laziness, lack of motivation, etc…, pay attention. Today was my day (again…). I had some errands to run early this morning in Albuquerque. My errands didn’t go so great so, while I was in the big city,… [Read More]